Domestic call leads to drug charges for Middletown man

MIDDLETOWN - Police reponding to a reported domestic dispute Wednesday arrested a city man on multiple charges, including drug possession.

Michael DiMauro, 24, 34 Aston Lane, was charged with possession of marijuana, sale of marijuana, violation of a protective order and disorderly conduct following a police investigation at his home.

Police responded to the address after a woman reported that DiMauro had just beaten her. Police heard yelling and screaming as they arrived at the home and found broken furniture strewn about. There was a television knocked over and a rocking chair lying on its side. The entire living room was in disarray, police said.

Officers conducting a sweep of the apartment found a plastic bag containing 42 grams of marijuana and an open envelope containing $740 in cash.

The victim told police that DiMauro sells weed to his friends and uses the drug himself, according to the arrest report. A background investigation revealed a protective order in place between the couple and pending charges against DiMauro for second-degree assault and violation of a protective order.

In June of 2010, DiMauro, 22, went to his brother's home on Batt Street Saturday looking for his iPod. When his brother informed him that he didn't have the device, DiMauro allegedly snapped.

Witnesses say DiMauro entered his brother's bedroom and began swinging a metal pipe. As a result, DiMauro's brother ended up with a gash on his left arm and a woman in the room ended up with a broken right arm. The worst, however, was yet to come.

DiMauro's grandmother attempted to break up the fight but fell and broke her leg, police said.

The three victims were taken to Middlesex Hospital for treatment, police said.

DiMauro, who was located a short time later at his home, was charged with second-degree assault, second-degree assault on a person over 60 and disorderly conduct. That case is pending in Middletown Superior Court.

DiMauro is currently free on $35,000 bond and returns to court Nov. 8.

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